The store is open! Actually, one of you discovered that we had already put the button up for pre-selling CDs last week. You are sneaky. You clicked the button. You get to be first in line when we mail these things in a few weeks- and we’ll throw in some extra stickers just for you. … [Read more…]
As I mentioned last week, I made a record. Those of of you following from the bleachers have known this is coming. I’m pretty excited. It is 21st century technology that makes it possible for someone like me to even contemplate making recordings of songs that are anything beyond what I made in my room … [Read more…]
Well, that took a whole lot longer than I had anticipated. To say the least. About eighteen months ago I sat down with Brian Schey and we talked about making a ‘little record.’ I figured we could get it done by the end of the summer. Summer of 2014 that was. Hah! In July, after … [Read more…]
Whew. After a rainy spring which had a few tense evenings watching the river, the climate has gone back to Colorado normal. The grass is turning brown, it’s 90 plus. The sky is blue. I can’t complain. The record keeps slowly wending it’s way through the process. We’ll be mastering and getting ready for production … [Read more…]
I never did a Couch by Couchwest wrap-up, so here it is. My life was way too busy with things that didn’t involve music this year, so CXCW blew by in a hurry. But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t awesome. I really enjoy checking out all the great acts from all over the country (and … [Read more…]
Can’t really stop screwing around with amps and stuff. You were warned. Subject: Fender Deville 2×12 (Red October Version) Issue: Two killer Eminence Red Coat Wizards. Great bottom end and crunch, as one expects from ‘British’ style speakers. But not so much at the higher end. Sounds a bit too heavy metal for this bluesy/country/americana/punk … [Read more…]
It was a strange week for me at Song School. My work life intruded much more than I would normally like. But, it ended with a bang. Thanks to Mojo Medicine Show- MD on harp, Dan on percussion, Jim on the resonator, Christine on bass, and Julia helping with the vocals. And now it’s Folks … [Read more…]
And into the deep end. You know what that picture above means I think. This week I took a pretty big plunge- for me anyway. It’s one thing to be making music in your basement, maybe even recording it and sticking it on the internet somewhere like Soundcloud, maybe even playing out some, or playing … [Read more…]
Someone asked me a while back, “what’s your songwriting process?” I think I mumbled, ‘uh, I dunno, I write stuff and sometimes it rhymes, and sometimes I figure out how to play guitar to it.’ Which sounds like the kind of thing Ray Wylie Hubbard would say (which secretly is exactly what I’m trying to … [Read more…]
This Sunday (June 1) I’ll be at The Fork in Lyons again. Weather allowances aside, we’ll be out on the back patio. My friend Brian will be joining in on dobro, and we might even have a new song or two. Of course we’ll have the staples: songs about tragedy and death (how fun) and … [Read more…]